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Cheek Implants Visible Through X-ray?

A 1944Sep 9, 2009
Can doctors see cheek implants through an x-ray, or does it depend on the material?

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Houtan Chaboki, MD

Alexa 7777, Yes, implants may move after all healing is done. Most cheek augmentation is performed with silicone. Fat injections are also a popular method of adding volume to the mid face and cheeks. Other material, such as collagen or hyaluronic acid, augments the cheeks temporarily. Silicone...

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Frank P. Fechner, MD

Temporary asymmetry after cheek implants is common although you are describing more than I would expect after 4 weeks. Pain under the eye could be caused by irritation of the nerve that supplies sensation to the under-eye and cheek region. I would be concerned that you develop a late infection....

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Frank P. Fechner, MD

Cheek implants (malar and submalar) are usually very rewarding AFTER the initial swelling has subsided. I am not sure when your procedure was performed but we routinely prepare our patients for 7 to 10 days of recovery before they START recognizing some of the improvements. Still, it will not be...

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David C. Pearson, MD

You should definitely talk to your surgeon about this. A common scenario after cheek implants is some temporary interruption of function of the infraorbital nerve. If the nerve is merely bruised or inflamed, function usually recovers over weeks to months as healing continues.

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Frank P. Fechner, MD

Malar and submalar implants can be very rewarding AFTER the initial swelling has subsided. We routinely prepare our patients for 7 to 10 days of recovery before they START recognizing the improvements, but it still will not be the final result. It is this needed patience that makes recovery...

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